So, would you buy an HTC U11?

HTC just announced its 2017 flagship a couple of days ago — the U11. Mostly a run-of-the-mill top-shelf device with all the features you'd expect (don't get us wrong, we appreciate that) finally including water-resistance, and a couple of unique features sprinkled on top. We've got the extremely shiny finishes we first saw on the U Ultra, a quad mic setup for 360 sound recording, and, of course, the squeezable frame, a.k.a. Edge Sense.

Last year's HTC 10 was a very solid flagship, which unfortunately gathered very little mainstream attention. Despite its good qualities, the phone was quickly forgotten, probably due to a lack of a strong marketing campaign and unique features that set it apart. Now that the HTC U11 has them, how do you feel about it? Would you buy it?

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posted on May 18, 2017, 9:08 AM 6

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posted on May 18, 2017, 9:15 AM 2

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HTC Never realizes this. If decent additions like boom sound speakers take up too much space for most, then they definitely don't want things like edge sensors taking up space.
They do want headphone jacks taking up a minuscule mm of space though....

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posted on May 18, 2017, 12:19 PM 0

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Well a friend of mine owns a HTC 10 and head to head vs my S7 they were practically identical in raw and to close to really tell in jpegs. Photo shoot out or not. The HTC 10 camera had great quality.
I personally wish I had gotten a 10. It's able to have the bootloader unlocked without voiding the warranty. My friend is running a great kernel and his phone has some serious power.

posted on May 18, 2017, 5:07 PM 1

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To be honest, the HTC 10's photos look "bad" simply because it doesn't "pop out" compared to the S7. I found that the 10's photos look more natural compared to the S7.
It really depends on whether you like the photos to be realistic, or more artificial looking.

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posted on May 18, 2017, 12:16 PM 1

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If the camera turns out the way DOX pictures it I will sell off my Pixel and get U 11. Audio capabilities of this phone blows me way especially new speakers and 3D audio in video recording. I am also glad there is no curved display too.
We will see soon if the phone is what HTC advertise it is knowing they made some bold claims in the past but didn't quiet back it up.

posted on May 18, 2017, 10:13 AM 1

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posted on May 18, 2017, 10:34 AM 1

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I agree I have buyers remorse already with my S8, never like their operating system compared to HTC, but At&t doesn't offer this phone in their lineup. Best in class camera and according to reviews the sound system is the best. I should have waited.

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posted on May 18, 2017, 10:55 AM 2

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Given that the 11 has been rated by an objective
organization DxoMark to have the best camera on the market that alone should move this phone to the top of the list.Not to mention it has great sound. Plus I think it is the best looking phone out there. I wish I could return my S8, That squeeze technology once thoroughly implemented will be a game changer. My S8 is a fingerprint magnet....any features that lessons the touching of the screen is more then welcomed.

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